Tag: Falkland Islands

• Tuesday, September 4th 2012 - 01:44 UTC

  Falklands’ referendum a “parody”: like asking the Argentines “if they want to remain Argentine”

  

  Argentine Defence minister Arturo Puricelli strongly criticized the announced referendum the Falkland Islands government is scheduled to hold next March which he described as a ‘parody’ and “entirely lacking imagination and creativity”.

• Saturday, September 1st 2012 - 06:38 UTC

  Falklands' 2013 fisheries catch limits similar to this year’s

  

  The Falkland Islands total allowable effort and catch limits for 2013 will be largely the same as in 2012 it was agreed at the Islands’ Fisheries Committee Meeting this week.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:33 UTC

  Falklands claim Argentina wants to decimate Illex fishery: “environmental terrorism”

  

  Argentina has no interest whatsoever in fisheries conservation, Chair of the Falkland Islands Fishing Companies Association (FIFCA) Cheryl Roberts stated this week, and Director of Natural Resources John Barton believes an Argentine action aimed at undermining the Falklands fishery is likely to have a negative impact on their own fishery.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 05:18 UTC

  Faklands’ referendum planned for March; South American observers to be invited

  

  The Falkland Islands Executive Council has officially approved that a referendum be held on the question of the political status of the Falkland Islands and announced that the Electoral Commission has agreed to assist with developing the form of the question and the wording and give a bespoke advisory service including providing guidance.

• Friday, August 31st 2012 - 01:44 UTC

  Chile ratifies support for Argentine Malvinas; meets regional solidarity group

  

  Foreign minister Alfredo Moreno ratified Chilean support for Argentina’s sovereignty claim over the Falklands/Malvinas Islands during a meeting with a delegation from Andean countries belonging to the “Solidarity Group with Malvinas”.

• Thursday, August 30th 2012 - 04:55 UTC

  Canada confirms Falklands self determination despite lobbying from companies operating in Argentina

  

  The Canadian government reaffirmed its support of the Falkland Islands and their right to self determination, according to a report from the Canadian edition of The Wall Street Journal.

• Wednesday, August 29th 2012 - 06:30 UTC

  Brazil donates Argentina Malvinas Spanish charts dating back to 1770

  

  Four certified charts of the Falklands/Malvinas Islands dating back to the XVIII century and belonging to the Pedro de Angelis collection of Brasilia’s National Library were given by the Brazilian Foreign ministry to the argentine delegation currently holding a bilateral meeting in the country’s capital.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 06:09 UTC

  Falklands donated three aircraft to WW1 effort, and the five Spitfires in WW2

  

  A discovery by the Museum and National Trust has revealed that not only did the Falkland Islands donate Spitfires to the British war effort in World War II but also three aircraft to the Royal Flying Corps in 1914.

• Tuesday, August 28th 2012 - 03:27 UTC

  “The Islands” inspired in the Falklands, a novel about Argentine lost dreams

  

  A novel ‘The Islands’ inspired by the Falkland Islands War and written by Argentine author Carlos Gamerro has been published in English.

• Monday, August 27th 2012 - 05:54 UTC

  Argentina wants to cut Falklands’ squid catches flooding the area with jiggers

  

  Argentina is planning the incorporation of Chinese jiggers to catch Illex squid next season, a decision rejected by the local fishing chambers but which according to the Buenos Aires financial media is linked to the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands and surrounding waters.